“With the proper cowitness you don't end up looking for the dot. You pick up your front (or rear) sight, start to line up like normal, and the dot just appears. Then you forget about the irons, and transition to the dot. With a little dry fire practice the transition becomes very natural, and very quick.“
I have to disagree with this and please don’t take it as arguing, just discussion. if you’re focusing on your irons, you might as well be using them. Iron sights, you focus on the front sight, red dots you focus on the target. That’s the whole point of a red dot, to be looking at the target and the dot is already there.
That’s where my rub comes in. I shoot a red dot and I can get pretty quick with it. Then switch to irons only and my whole focus has to shift back to the front sight. If I didn’t carry, shoot and enjoy a dozen other pistols, I’d stick with a red dot. It is the better way.
